WSMA News x WSMA Music Showcases Held at the Wisconsin State Fair
Plans are underway for the WSMA World Music Showcase held on August 12 and the Marching Band Showcase held on August 14 in conjunction with the 2011 Wisconsin State Fair. Bring your group and be the Grand Champion of Summer at the Wisconsin State Fair held in West Allis.
WSMA World Music Showcase
The WSMA World Music Showcase will be held on the World Café Stage on August 12 and is open to ensembles of all types as a celebration of world music. Recent performances have included hand bell ensembles, string quartets, Celtic ensembles, jazz ensembles, flute choirs and more. Each ensemble selected to perform will receive free admission to the fair for students and directors as well as performance time on the World Café Stage. Groups have already accepted this oppor- tunity, but there is always room for more!
Marching Band Showcase
The Marching Band Showcase is a unique op- portunity to bring your band to the fair, perform for an appreciative crowd, participate in an educational experience, reward students and be evaluated by marching band professionals. As participants in this event, students receive free access to the fair as well as the opportunity to per- form on the State Fair Mainstage. Directors and students will receive written and verbal feedback and an attractive participation plaque. Starting at 3 p.m., the Marching Band Showcase will be an exciting event for all involved.
New for 2011 – Fundraise for Your School! Groups participating in the Marching Band Show- case can purchase a combination State Fair and Grandstand ticket for $13 to sell to their fans for up to the $17 face value of the tickets. The band then retains the profit from ticket sales. This is a great fundraiser for music programs as well as an opportunity to perform.
For more information visit the WSMA web site at
www.wsmamusic.org or contact Tim Wurgler at
twurgler@wsmamusic.org.
58 x Students Gearing Up for Launchpad
Launchpad 2011, now in its seventh year, received an abundance of applicants for the competition. Sixty bands were chosen from the 76 submitted applica- tions for various regional competitions throughout Wisconsin.
Friday, April 1
Green Bay Regional – Chilton High School Russ Rautmann, coordinator
Friday, April 8
Madison Regional – Sun Prairie High School Steve Sveum, coordinator
Friday, April 29
Eau Claire Regional – Chippewa Falls High School Tim Baumann, coordinator
Friday, May 13
Milwaukee Regional – Wauwatosa East High School Rob and Robin Engl, co-coordinators
As an expansion of partnerships with Launchpad sponsors, Yamaha will be providing an equipment package to the school music program of the winning Launchpad group. Broadjam (
www.broadjam.com) will continue an online voting process to select a “Wild Card” group to perform in the Launchpad state finals competition. Special thanks to both Yamaha and Broadjam for continued support of this educational program.
For more information on Launchpad or to view a complete listing of bands com- peting at each regional competition go to
www.launchpadwisconsin.org.
x Festival Marching Band Class
The festival marching band class, held in conjunction with the WSMA State Marching Band Championships, is designed to allow marching bands an op- portunity to perform in a non-competitive atmosphere and still get feedback from qualified marching adjudicators. The format is much like a traditional concert festival in that there are three adjudicators giving traditional ratings using a WSMA rubric form designed for marching band. The only difference is that each adjudicator is responsible for one performance area (music, visual and effect) but just like concert festivals each individual adjudicator rating is combined into a composite rating.
The WSMA State Marching Band Championships will be held on Satur- day, October 15. If you would like more information, please contact Tim Wurgler by email at
twurgler@wsmamusic.org or call the WSMA office at 1-800-589-9762.
April 2011
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